2008

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33rd NMEA Conference

July 20-24, Savannah, Georgia
Theme: One World • One Water

Executive Committee

President: Lynn Whitley (CA) (2007-2008)
President-Elect: Eric Simms (CA)
Past President: Thaxter Tewksbury (CT)
Treasurer: Don Hudson (ME)
Secretary: Beth Jewell (VA)
Membership Secretary: Sharon Walker (MS)
Administrative Assistant (National Office): Johnette Bosarge (MS)
Editor of Current: Lisa Tooker (CA)

Board of Directors:

(2005-2008) Tami Lunsford (DE), Amy Miller Gollenberg (HI),
(2007-2008) Mellie Lewis (MD),
(2006-2009) Amy Holt Cline (NH), Padgett Kelly (TN), Craig Strang (CA).
(2007-2010) Joy Wolf (CA) , Diana Payne (CT) , Howard Rutherford (FL)

Chapter Representatives:

(Photo: Susan Leach Snyder)

  • CARIBWA (Caribbean and Western Atlantic): Martin A. Keeley (Cayman Islands)

  • FMSEA (Florida Marine Science Educators Association): Jim Wharton

  • GAME (Georgia Association of Marine Education): Maryellen Timmons

  • GLEAMS (Great Lakes Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science): Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy (IL)

  • GOMMEA (Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association): Justine Glynn

  • MAMEA (Mid-Atlantic Marine Educators Association): Adam Frederick (MD)

  • MME (Massachusetts Marine Educators): Pat Harcourt

  • NAME (Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators): Julie Hahn (WA)

  • NJMEA (New Jersey Marine Education Association): Barbara Kelly

  • NYSMEA (New York State Marine Educators Association): Sarah Richards

  • OCEANIA: Sylvia Spalding (HI)

  • SAME (Southern Association of Marine Educators): Joan Turner (AL)

  • SCMEA (South Carolina Marine Educators Association): Colette Dryden

  • SENEME (Southeastern New England Marine Educators): Lauren Rader (CT)

  • SWMEA (Southwest Marine Educators Association): Elizabeth Keenan (CA)

  • TEAMS (Tennessee Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science): Courtney Kroll Thompson

  • TMEA (Texas Marine Educators Association): Pam Stryker

Committee Chairs:

  • Awards Committee: Vicki Clark (VA)

  • Bylaws Committee: Rick Tinnin (TX)

  • Chapters Committee: Eric Simms(CA)

  • Conference Committee: Justine Glynn (ME)

  • Conservation Committee: Amy Miller Gollenburg (HI)

  • Executive Committee: Lynn Whitley (CA)

  • Finance Committee: Don Hudson (ME)

  • Grants/Funding Committee: Sharon Walker (MS)

  • History Committee: Susan Snyder (FL)/ Sarah Richards (NY)

  • International Committee: Peter Tuddenham (VA)

  • Long-Range Planning: John Dindo (AL)

  • NSTA Liaison Committee: Beth Jewell (VA)

  • Ocean Literacy: Craig Strang (CA)

  • Outreach Committee: Bill Hastie (OR) and Carmelina Livingston (SC)

  • Publications Committee: David Niebuhr (FL)

  • Scholarship Committee: Ann (Frannie) Coopersmith (HI)

Ad Hoc Committees:

  • Traditional Knowledge: Co-Chairs Don Hudson (ME) and Sylvia Spalding (HI)

  • Expanding Audiences: Co-Chairs Tami Lunsford (DE) and Mellie Lewis (MD)

Awards:

The following awards were presented by President Lynn Whitley at the business meeting at the NMEA National Convention on July 23rd.

James Centorino Award: Maryellen Timmons (GA)
Outstanding Teacher Award: Martin Keeley (Cayman Islands)
Marine Education Award: JoAnne Powell (NC)
President's Award: Peggy Hamner (CA)